Waning · 29.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 04°
Moon age
23.9days
Moon phase on December 31, 1980Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, December 31, 1980, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 29.7% of its visible face lit, 23.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
29.7%Illumination at noon UTC
23.9 dMoon age
404,559 km251,381 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (4°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1980 is on Sunday, December 21, 1980 at 18:08 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 6, 1981 at 07:24 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, December 29, 1980 | 06:32 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 6, 1981 | 07:24 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Wednesday, December 31, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 7, 1980 to the new moon of January 6, 1981, a cycle of 29.70 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1980, or the whole moon calendar 1980.
- The same date one year apart: 1979 · 1981.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.